Category Archives: politics

Use Whatever You Have to Help Others

Posted on January 12, 2014 by chrisryanwrites

Okay, I am an independent author with some modest sales numbers, but if I am honest, I know James Patterson and Stephen King are not shaking in their boots about the new competition on the block. I am fine with … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year, and one Last Look Back

Posted on December 31, 2013 by chrisryanwrites

It has been a great year for me creatively, and I thank all those who helped make it happen, and those who shared in the experience. Here’s what happened: I won two awards for my debut novel, CITY OF WOE… … Continue reading →

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Mark Twain’s Nine Steps for a Kickass Life

Posted on November 29, 2013 by chrisryanwrites

I want to share a great article and a great personal checklist, for both writers and non-writers, from one of America’s best. However, I do not want to rob the location where I saw it of deserved hits, so here’s … Continue reading →

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Thank you all

Posted on November 28, 2013 by chrisryanwrites

Over the last few days, I took a risk that scared the Hell out of me. I gave away writing I worked so hard to give quality. I gave it away on three days leading up to Thanksgiving, as a … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Giveaway!

Posted on November 24, 2013 by chrisryanwrites

Hey, you’ve been part of a great creative year for me and to say thanks, I want to give something back to you. So from Monday, 11/25 through Wednesday 11/27, I am offering a free Kindle download of CITY OF … Continue reading →

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Sleepless Nights from School Daze

Posted on September 4, 2013 by chrisryanwrites

I woke up from a dream in which i was struggling to play Stanley Clarke’s “School Days” and stressing that I could not play that complicated baseline well. when my dream cleared, i realized I was really fretting about this … Continue reading →

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Not EVERYTHING is about race

Posted on July 18, 2013 by chrisryanwrites

On Facebook today, someone shared the racist comments made about Marc Anthony when he sang the National Anthem before the All-Star Game this week. Anti-Mexican slurs flowed, suggesting Anthony, who I believe is a Native New Yorker, had no right … Continue reading →

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The USA is stronger than a magazine cover

Posted on July 18, 2013 by chrisryanwrites

There is a controversy now about the latest cover of Rolling Stone Magazine. It features an apparently cleaned up version of a headshot of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving Boston Bomber. Some say Rolling Stone has made him “look like a … Continue reading →

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What do we do after Zimmerman? Listen to Abuela

Posted on July 17, 2013 by chrisryanwrites

In the aftermath of the Zimmerman acquittal, with factions still wounded by the decision, groups still debating what happened, how it happened, what went right, what went wrong, and what it all means for the Americas (white America, black America, … Continue reading →

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After Eleven Years, Dad, What Can I Say?

Posted on April 25, 2013 by chrisryanwrites

Eleven years ago today, my father passed away. I’ve missed him every day since then. We didn’t always get along (hey, we’re Irish), but eventually that settled, especially after the kids were born. Once that happened, I called him just … Continue reading →

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